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Enabling scientific writing: recent strategies implemented through CJOT.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19891294 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Finlayson M Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Occupational therapy: a thread that weaves a lifetime.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19891295 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Korner-Bitensky N Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Barriers and facilitators to participation in work among Canadian women living with HIV/AIDS.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: The impact of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) on the participation of women in paid/unpaid work is a little understood phenomenon. PURPOSE: A research study exploring the lived experiences of Canadian women's engagement in paid/unpaid work and the barriers and facilitators mediating this phenomenon. METHOD: Study design employed a phenomenological approach using data subanalysis of transcripts, double coded for agreement and to ensure saturation of themes. RESULTS: Analysis of the data revealed an overarching theme of engagement mediated by interacting forces with ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Barkey V, Watanabe E, Solomon P, Wilkins S Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Evaluating work readiness following acquired brain injury: building a shared understanding.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored how occupational therapists evaluate work readiness following acquired brain injury in order to develop an integrated model of the factors, processes, stakeholders, and contextual elements relevant to this evaluation. METHODS: Ten occupational therapists with expertise in vocational and brain injury rehabilitation were interviewed. Data were analyzed using grounded theory methods to develop the work readiness evaluation model. FINDINGS: This model describes five processes formative to therapists' evaluation: (1) drawing upon diverse sources of information and perspectives; (2) assessing occupational cap...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Stergiou-Kita M, Rappolt S, Kirsh B, Shaw L Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

The impact of everyday racism on the occupations of African Canadian women.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study with 50 African Canadian women used mixed methods to explore the effects of racism on their occupational experiences. METHODS: Women aged 40-65 were interviewed in-depth about everyday experiences with racism and overall well-being. Three standardized instruments assessed frequency and stressfulness of race-related experiences. FINDINGS: Everyday racism had subtle, almost intangible, impacts, shaping women's engagement with and the meaning of leisure, productive, and caring occupations. IMPLICATIONS: As occupational therapy increasingly attends to issues of cultural difference, it is critical to also attend to r...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Beagan BL, Etowa J Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Uses of the National Rehabilitation Reporting System: perspectives of geriatric rehabilitation clinicians.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: The National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS) is a minimum data set for inpatient rehabilitation units. The system was designed to support administrative decision making from the facility to the national level. PURPOSE: To conduct a pilot study to explore current and potential clinician uses of NRS data, particularly for hip-fractured clients. METHODS: Focus groups with rehabilitation teams from two urban academic geriatric rehabilitation units in Ontario. FINDINGS: Few current uses were identified; barriers to use included timeliness of data reports and perceived lack of sensitivity to clinically sign...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wells JL, Egan M, Byrne K, Jaglal S, Dumbrell AC, Stolee P Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Paediatric occupational therapists' reflections on meaning in professional practice: a phenomenological study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: The construct of meaning plays an important role in the theories and models that inform occupational therapy; yet little research has examined the construct of meaning within the professional practices of occupational therapists. PURPOSE: The purpose of this research is to gain a deeper understanding of the meanings occupational therapists identify within their professional practice occupations. METHODS: A phenomenological methodology was adopted for this study. Eight paediatric occupational therapists participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews, which were tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed....
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Smith KT, Kinsella EA Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Lessons in living and dying from my first patient: an autoethnography.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines the challenges and rewards of a fieldwork student's first encounter with death in a clinical setting and describes occupational interventions that affirm the life of a client preparing for death. PURPOSE: To explore meanings, challenges, and lessons of end-of-life care for an occupational therapy fieldwork student. METHODS: A qualitative format, autoethnography, was used to develop a narrative that reveals the lived experience of a fieldwork student. FINDINGS. Findings include a description of what a fieldwork student was and was not able to accomplish in end-of-life care. The paper describes using self...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Warne KE, Hoppes S Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Influencing policy to advance practice in ways that improve health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19757724 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Watson D Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Commentary on child health and well-being... the policy-research interface.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19757725 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reynolds N Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

A critical examination of school-based occupational therapy collaborative consultation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Although collaborative consultation has been widely adopted in school-based occupational therapy practice, there is limited conceptual understanding of how collaboration contributes to educationally relevant outcomes for students with disabilities. Even without a clear understanding of the evidence related to school-based occupational therapy services, there continue to be decisions about funding and delivery of services. PURPOSE: This paper synthesizes and critically appraises the research literature on collaborative consultation services in school-based occupational therapy in order to provide program adm...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Villeneuve M Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Addressing pediatric wait times using the model of human performance technology.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: When traditional approaches to waitlist management are unsuccessful, service managers and providers must consider alternatives. PURPOSE: To describe how the model of human performance technology was used to address an extensive pediatric waitlist. METHODS: Data were obtained from in-depth interviews with clinicians, educators, and parents and analyzed according to the model. FINDINGS: The need for a paradigm shift from a linear model of service delivery to a continuum of service was identified which could meet the unique needs of each child and family. Services include information, education, and supports, ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hoyt-Hallett G, Beckers K, Enman M, Betuzzi C Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Bridging research and policy in aging: issues of structure, process and communication.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19757728 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Martin-Matthews A Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Client-centred home modifications improve daily activity performance of older adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Remaining at home is a high priority for many older adults, but the capacity to "age in place" often is threatened by environmental barriers. PURPOSE: To describe a client-centred occupational therapy home modification intervention program and examine the impact of the intervention on daily activity performance over time. METHODS: Using a competence-environmental press framework, a client-centred home modification program for older adults was implemented. In this quasiexperimental, single group prospective study, participants'subjective ratings of daily activity performance were evaluated before and after t...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Stark S, Landsbaum A, Palmer JL, Somerville EK, Morris JC Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Criterion validity of a home health aide's algorithm for recommending bathroom equipment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists are experts at adapting bathroom environments. However, to increase access to services, the algorithm "Préalables aux soins d'hygiène" (French for "Prerequisites for bathing care") has been developed to be used by trained home health aides to recommend bathroom equipment. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the algorithm by measuring the level of agreement between an occupational therapist's recommendations (gold standard) and those made by four home health aides using the algorithm. METHODS: Community-living adults with bathing diffic...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Guay M, Desrosiers J, Dubois MF Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

The power of face-to-face interactions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19630302 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Finlayson M Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Children with disabilities' perceptions of activity participation and environments: a pilot study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to participation restrictions resulting from the interactions between children and their physical and social environments. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how children with disabilities view their participation in out-of-school-time (OST) activities in a range of environmental settings. METHODS: A case-study design was used to examine six children's views on their OST activities using the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE), photographs of their OST activity settings, and semi-structured i...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Harding J, Harding K, Jamieson P, Mullally M, Politi C, Wong-Sing E, Law M, Petrenchik TM Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Friendship experiences among children with disabilities who attend mainstream Australian schools.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PURPOSE: To explore the experiences of friendship for children with disabilities who attend mainstream Australian schools. BACKGROUND: Being a friend is an important occupational role for all children. However, the literature suggests that physical inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools does not necessarily develop social inclusion. METHODS: Phenomenology was used to explore friendship experiences of 10 primary school children with disabilities. FINDINGS: Five themes emerged from the data: (1) self-identity; (2) meaning of friendship; (3) classroom experiences; (4) playing together; (5) longing f...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Morrison R, Burgman I Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

An analysis of constraints on access to augmentative communication in cerebral palsy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Effective use of augmentative communication requires an individual to manage its technical aspects. Motor-skill limitations in cerebral palsy (i.e., individual constraints) can influence this ability as can demands imposed by communication devices (i.e., task constraints). PURPOSE: This paper emphasizes the importance of analyzing the confluence of task and individual constraints in promoting a functional fit between the individual with cerebral palsy and the communication device. We demonstrate the utility of current principles of motor control in analyzing this confluence. KEY ISSUES: Task constraints imp...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Costigan FA, Newell KM Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

A framework for combining theoretical conceptual practice models in occupational therapy practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists find it difficult to use theoretical conceptual practice models to guide practice because no single model can address all of a client's occupational performance issues. PURPOSE: This paper presents a proposed framework for combining conceptual practice models to guide both collaborative assessment and intervention planning to address clients' occupational performance issues. The framework was designed as a tool not only to help therapists use theoretical models more easily, but also to help them better defend their intervention decisions. KEY ISSUES: The framework provides a systemat...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ikiugu MN, Smallfield S, Condit C Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Contributing to operations of community agencies through integrated fieldwork experiences.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists are change agents who are well equipped to participate in community development. Community development projects can help agencies in many ways, including determining needs, educating stakeholders, developing novel programs, finding and creating resources, marketing the agency, and creating or implementing policy. In order for service agencies to profit, they need an understanding of the skills occupational therapists can offer. The best way to gain that knowledge may be through direct experience. PURPOSE: This paper describes the benefits that flow to community agency partners and to...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Klinger L, Bossers A Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Capturing presence moments: the art of mindful practice in occupational therapy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: This paper explores theoretical and practical views of mindfulness and phenomena of presence moments. The potential for altering life and enabling change through lived experience of mindful presence moments has relevance for occupational therapy practice. PURPOSE: To suggest ways for occupational therapists to become mindfully present during practice. Based on theoretical perspectives drawn from the fields of psychology, philosophy, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and education, a four-fold approach will be outlined for occupational therapists to practice mindfully and experience presence moments. KEY ISSUES:...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - May 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reid D Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Sacred texts.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19456084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Patterson J Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

The psychosocial effects of exercise and relaxation classes for persons surviving a stroke.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was set up to explore unexpected findings emergent from a randomized controlled trial of exercise versus relaxation post-stroke. PURPOSE: Stroke survivors' experiences of taking part in exercise and relaxation classes were explored. METHODS: In-depth, semi-structured interviews carried out with 14 community-dwelling stroke survivors in Edinburgh. The informants previously participated in a randomized exploratory trial of exercise versus relaxation. FINDINGS: The classes motivated participants to take part in other purposeful activities, to continue to practice what they had learned, and/or to attend another clas...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Carin-Levy G, Kendall M, Young A, Mead G Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Stroke patients' experience with the Australian health system: a qualitative study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Consumer feedback about experiences with the health system is integral to service planning and is consistent with growing interest in patient-centred care. PURPOSE: To explore the experiences of community-dwelling stroke survivors at one, three and five years using a community-based, cross-sectional study. METHODS: The quantitative study was comprised of 90 participants post-stroke (3 cohorts, each including 30 participants). Qualitative interviews were undertaken with 12 participants (4 participants from each cohort). This paper presents findings from the qualitative component of the project. FINDINGS: The...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: White JH, Magin P, Pollack MR Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Identifying occupational issues among children with intractable epilepsy: individualized versus norm-referenced approaches.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study provides a comparison of two different approaches to identifying goals. It also provides preliminary information on the types of occupational performance issues prioritized by children with intractable epilepsy and their parents. PMID: 19456087 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fayed N, Kerr EN Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Practice style traits of student occupational therapists and physical therapists.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Intensive efforts are aimed at understanding student attributes in anticipation that this will lead to effective knowledge translation (KT) strategies. One attribute of interest is practice style trait: four have been identified ranging from the seeker, who is driven by scientific evidence, to the pragmatist, who is driven by practicality. PURPOSE: To identify the prevalence of the four traits among student clinicians and explore associations between these traits, clinician characteristics and practice behaviours. METHODS: Ninety-two occupational therapy and 86 physical therapy students completed a survey t...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hadouda S, Laroui HR, Lemay A, Martin B, Korner-Bitensky N, Menon A, Storr C, Asseraf-Pasin L, Ahmed S Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Self-care, productivity, and leisure, or dimensions of occupational experience? Rethinking occupational "categories".Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Critics contend that occupational therapy's theories of occupation are culturally specific, class-bound, and ableist, and that the division of all occupations into three simplistic categories of self-care, productivity, and leisure is arbitrary, lacks supportive evidence, and promotes a doctrine of individualism. PURPOSE: To add to the work of critics who advocate a fundamental rethinking of occupational therapy's conceptualizations of occupation in terms of subjective qualities of experience that address intrinsic needs. KEY ISSUES: This paper suggests that if categories of occupation were informed by the ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hammell KW Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Using the cognitive orientation to occupational performance (CO-OP) with adults with executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Meta-cognitive strategies have a positive effect on the rehabilitation of executive dysfunction. However, achieving generalization to daily life remains a challenge. We believe that providing rehabilitation in the person's own physical environment and using self-identified tasks will enhance the benefits of meta-cognitive training and promote generalization. PURPOSE: This pilot study tested the applicability of the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach for use with adults with executive dysfunction arising from traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: A single-case design was used...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dawson DR, Gaya A, Hunt A, Levine B, Lemsky C, Polatajko HJ Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Sacred texts: a skeptical exploration.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19459242 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Liu L Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Sacred texts: a sceptical exploration of the assumptions underpinning theories of occupation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists share some basic assumptions about occupation that are rarely challenged and are held to be true. These assumptions underpin our theories of human occupation. PURPOSE: To probe some of the core assumptions that inform current occupational therapy theory and to determine whether these are culturally specific or have supporting evidence. KEY ISSUES: Evidence suggests that some of occupational therapy's entrenched assumptions reflect specific rather than universal perspectives; that many meaningful occupations cannot be categorized as self-care, productivity or leisure; that the concept...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hammell KW Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Exploring a cognitive intervention for children with pervasive developmental disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigates a new treatment approach to treating children with PDD, the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP). CO-OP emphasizes problem-solving strategies and guided discovery of child- and task-specific strategies. METHOD: Three goals were established in collaboration with the parents and the child. Pre- and post-measures of parents'perceptions of child performance were identified using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Repeated measures were taken using clinical observations, video analysis, and the Performance Quality Rating Scale (PORS). FINDINGS: Improved COPM rating...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Phelan S, Steinke L, Mandich A Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

A reflection on motor learning theory in pediatric occupational therapy practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Theory provides a guide to clinical practice. To date, the most prevalent theories in pediatric occupational therapy practice are sensory integration and neurodevelopmental treatment. PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to present a brief overview and reflection on motor learning theories as well as a summary of motor learning principles that can be used in pediatric practice. KEY ISSUES: Over the past two decades, motor learning theory has been applied in adult occupational therapy practice, but it has been slow to gain popularity in pediatrics. IMPLICATIONS: Although therapists may be tacitly applying m...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Zwicker JG, Harris SR Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Factors predicting applicant outcomes in occupational therapy education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the predictive value of selected pre-admissions criteria relative to student outcomes in a master of occupational therapy program. METHODS: The study involved analysis of data for 129 students admitted to a new master in occupational therapy program. FINDINGS: Results show strong support for the pre-admission academic average as a selection criterion and limited support for referee ratings. No evidence was found linking pre-admission coursework to subsequent performance in courses of similar content. IMPLICATIONS: Results provide evidence upon which to ground admissions decisions, and point to the need ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lysaght R, Donnelly C, Villeneuve M Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Hunter-gatherers and the behavioural ecology of human occupation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Despite growing interest in indigenous peoples within occupational therapy in Canada and elsewhere, there has been little consideration of hunter-gathering-an occupation that retains great material and symbolic significance for many indigenous groups. PURPOSE: A preliminary analysis of occupational behaviour amongst hunter-gatherers was conducted to aid understanding of the nature and evolution of human occupations and inform policy in indigenous occupational therapy. METHODS: Human behavioural ecology was used to analyze four aspects of hunter-gatherer occupations: occupational diversification, the sexual ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hudson MJ, Aoyama M Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

How interdisciplinary pediatric practitioners choose assessments.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: The assessment process affects the direction and quality of the services children and youth with disabilities receive. However, little is known about how practitioners choose tools and strategies to assess clients. PURPOSE: To identify processes practitioners use to gather information and choose methods of assessment in pediatric practice. METHODS: Three focus groups were held with teams of interdisciplinary pediatric practitioners. Key themes were identified. FINDINGS: Two primary themes emerged: "Things practitioners want to know" and "Choosing what and how to assess." Practitioners began the assessment p...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kramer J, Bowyer P, O'Brien J, Kielhofner G, Maziero-Barbosa V Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

[Retrospective study of a method of automobile driving evaluation in adult mental health]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a clinical approach, with regards to driving assessments, in adult mental health. METHOD: A retrospective study was completed from a chart review of clients seen in occupational therapy, between 1999 and 2004, in the psychiatric out-patient clinic of a university-affiliated hospital. FINDINGS: The occupational therapists are not offering road tests but results on the following tests discriminate those individuals considered safe or unsafe drivers: "Trail A" (p=0,0004), "Trail B" (p=0,0005), "Cognitive Behavioural Driver's Inventory" (p=0.006), "Continuous Performance Test" (p=0,001). IMPLICATIONS: Re...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rouleau S, Therriault PY Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Challenging ideas, strengthening practice: the legacy of the Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18975664 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Finlayson M Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

CJOT: on the right track with global vision.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18975665 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Daswani S Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Part of the solution...or part of the problem? Addressing the stigma of mental illness in our midst.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18975666 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Krupa T Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

The importance of parent and child opinion in detecting change in movement capabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Children and parents can make valid judgments about movement difficulties, which aids in the screening and assessment of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). When considering therapy outcomes, child and family-centred practice supports the inclusion of parent and child perspectives to reflect progress made in meaningful daily contexts. PURPOSE: This paper describes an evaluation of the use of questionnaires for parents and children to measure change in motor performance. METHODS: Questionnaires were administered to 43 children with DCD and their parents five times over two-anda-quarter years in conjun...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Green D, Wilson BN Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Sensory processing patterns and daily activity preferences of Israeli children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: One determinant of participation is activity preferences, which may be influenced by sensory processing patterns. PURPOSE: To compare daily activity preferences of Israeli children who have typical versus atypical sensory processing patterns, according to age and gender. METHODS: Twenty-five children with atypical sensory processing patterns and 109 typical peers aged 6 - 10.75 years completed the Preference for Activities of Children (PAC) questionnaire. Sensory processing patterns were determined according to the Short Sensory Profile (SSP). RESULTS: Children with atypical sensory processing patterns show...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Engel-Yeger B Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

[In Process Citation]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a clinical approach, with regards to driving assessments, in adult mental health. METHOD: A retrospective study was completed from a chart review of clients seen in occupational therapy, between 1999 and 2004, in the psychiatric out-patient clinic of a university-affiliated hospital. FINDINGS: The occupational therapists are not offering road tests but results on the following tests discriminate those individuals considered safe or unsafe drivers: "Trail A" (p=0,0004), "Trail B" (p=0,0005), "Cognitive Behavioural Driver's Inventory" (p=0.006), "Continuous Performance Test" (p=0,001). IMPLICATIONS: Re...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rouleau S, Therriault PY Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a descriptive profile of adaptive function.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compared caregiver-reported adaptive and maladaptive behaviors between a clinic-referred sample of 25 five- through eight-year-old children with FASD and a sample of 23 children with typical development. FINDINGS: Children with FASD were rated significantly lower on the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised in social interaction and communication, personal-living skills, and community-living skills and significantly higher on maladaptive behavior scales. Exploratory contrasts revealed strengths and needs within specific functional domains, along with the need for more support and supervision than peers with typ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Jirikowic T, Kartin D, Olson HC Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Obsessional slowness: a case study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study adds to the sparse evidence on treatments for obsessional slowness and suggests occupation-based treatment options. PMID: 18975671 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lam W, Wong KW, Fulks MA, Holsti L Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is emerging as the principal framework for the description of health and health related status.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18615923 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bufka LF, Stewart D, Stark S Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Occupational integrity: another perspective on "life balance".Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: An underlying premise of occupational science and occupational therapy is that humans do better with a balanced lifestyle. What life balance means, how to design it, and to recognize when one has it have not been defined. PURPOSE: Our intention is to offer another perspective on life balance, one that we believe is at the root of what the term means. KEY ISSUES: We suggest the notion underlying life balance is the extent to which a person designs and lives in integrity with his or her own personal values, strengths and what has meaning for them. The term we propose is occupational integrity and that it be r...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pentland W, McColl MA Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Cultural and gender effects on Israeli children's preferences for activities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study used the "Preference Assessment of Children" (PAC) (King et al., 2004). FINDINGS: On most scales, the Jewish children showed significantly less interest in activities than the Druze children. Among the Jews, girls showed higher preference in most PAC scales than boys while among the Druze girls showed higher preference than the boys only in social skills. IMPLICATIONS: Culture and gender may influence children's preference of activity. More studies should elaborate the knowledge about individuals' preferred activities; understanding the factors that affect these preferences may enhance occupational therapy evalu...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Engel-Yeger B, Jarus T Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Living with parental multiple sclerosis: children's experiences and clinical implications.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored the everyday experiences of children who have a parent with multiple sclerosis. METHODS: Exploratory, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Queensland children, aged 7 to 14 years. Videotapes were transcribed verbatim and analysed inductively. FINDINGS: Themes were labelled changing roles and responsibilities, emotional impact, and things that helped. Participants described taking on additional roles and responsibilities that restricted their participation in developmentally appropriate occupations, the emotional and practical impact of having a parent with MS and different methods they e...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Turpin M, Leech C, Hackenberg L Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Life experiences of young adults who have coordination difficulties.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored the lived experiences of a nonclinical sample of nine university students who reported having significant coordination difficulties. METHODS: A phenomenological approach was used that included two in-depth interviews asking participants to recall retrospectively their experiences throughout adolescence. Transcripts were coded to identify themes, and member-checking supported the credibility of findings. FINDINGS: Strong pathways of resilience were found with participants who employed cognitive and behavioural strategies to manage their motor differences. Key themes emerged related to managing coordinati...
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 1, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Missiuna C, Moll S, King G, Stewart D, Macdonald K Tags: Can J Occup Ther Source Type: journals